Denver will open overflow cold weather shelters throughout the city Monday afternoon and keep them open 24/7 through New Year’s Day, according to the city’s Department of Housing Stability.
As the city faces a High Wind Warning and a winter storm swirls in northwestern Colorado, Denver temperatures are forecast to fall to 17 degrees overnight Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
From 1 p.m. Monday to 11 a.m. Wednesday, people in need of shelter can visit the Stone Creek shelter at 4595 Quebec St., which used to be a Best Western hotel, and facilities at 2601 West 7th Ave. and 375 South Zuni St., city officials said.
People are also encouraged to go to the city’s regular “front door” shelter access points, including:
Denver Rescue Mission’s Lawrence Street Community Center at 2222 Lawrence St. for individual men, open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily; Samaritan House at 2301 Lawrence St. for individual women, open from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. daily; Urban Peak at 1630 South Acoma St. for 15- to 20-year-olds, open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily; The Salvation Army Connection Center for families with minor children, which people should call for intake information at 303-295-3366 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday and Sunday.“There are many shelter facilities throughout the city, so rather than requiring people in crisis to navigate a complex system, we have identified specific centrally located facilities as the ‘front door’ access to the entire system,” Denver housing officials said.
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Denver’s severe weather plan also opens recreation centers as warming locations during regular business hours and city officials may convert them into additional overnight shelters to make sure everyone can come inside when temperatures are unsafe.
For more information about shelter access, visit denvergov.org/findshelter or text INDOORS to 67283.
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